THURSDAY, 01 JANUARY 2026, 23:49
In artificial intelligence, 2025 marked a decisive shift. Systems once confined to research labs and prototypes began to appear as everyday tools. At the center of this transition was the rise of AI agents – AI systems that can use other software tools and act on their own. While researchers have studied AI for more […]
Japan’s demographic transformation is no longer a distant forecast but an accelerating reality, and the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research now estimates the country’s population will fall to roughly 100 million by 2050 — more than 20 million fewer people than today. The share of residents aged 65 and over stood at 29.4% as of September and is expected to reach 37.1%...
The six-decade flow of highly skilled Indian immigrants to the United States — a migration pattern that produced some of the country’s highest-earning households, several Nobel laureates, and the CEOs of Google, Microsoft, and Pepsi — appears to be grinding to a halt amid rising anti-Indian rhetoric from Republican officials and chaos in the visa system, according to New York Times. Indian...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from SecurityWeek: Insurance giant Aflac is notifying roughly 22.65 million people that their personal information was stolen from its systems in June 2025. The company disclosed the intrusion on June 20, saying it had identified suspicious activity on its network in the US on June 12 and blaming it on a sophisticated cybercrime group. The company said it...
The reborn Commodore 64 is an astonishing remake—but daunting if you weren’t there the first time around.
If you’ve wondered what a preamplifier is, what it exactly does, and whether your audio setup is missing one, we’ve got the answers—as well as some of our top recommendations.
If you’ve ever wondered what chatbots are good for and how best to use them, this episode is for you.
These nifty tools combine the ease of jotting notes by hand with the power of saving them digitally.
Cango Inc. (NYSE: CANG) (“Cango” or the “Company”), a leading Bitcoin miner leveraging its global operations to develop an integrated energy and AI compute platform, announced that Enduring Wealth Capital Limited (“EWCL”) increased its investment in the Company with a US$10.5 million commitment. EWCL will subscribe for additional Class B ordinary shares in cash at […]
After 10 years of journaling, my only regret is not starting sooner.
US support for nuclear energy is soaring. Meanwhile, coal plants are on their way out and electricity-sucking data centers are meeting huge pushback. Welcome to the next front in the energy battle.
Amid historically low birth rates and economic pressures from its aging population, China will eliminate a decades-old tax exemption on contraceptives.
Only one bank is expanding its ATM network in South Africa, and only two are growing their branch footprints.
Here’s a cheat sheet for decoding this year’s A.I.-driven tech lingo, from RAG to superintelligence.
Meta has agreed to acquire viral AI agent startup Manus, “a Singapore-based AI startup that’s become the talk of Silicon Valley since it materialized this spring with a demo video so slick it went instantly viral,” reports TechCrunch. “The clip showed an AI agent that could do things like screen job candidates, plan vacations, and analyze stock portfolios. Manus claimed at the time that it...
For years, my crypto strategy was built around patience. I bought assets I believed in, stored them securely, and waited. Like many long-term holders, I accepted volatility as part of the game and trusted that time would do the work. But as markets moved sideways and uncertainty increased, I began to question one thing: why […]
Ripple’s XRP extended its recent weakness this week, falling below a support level even as spot exchange-traded funds tied to the token continued to post regular inflows. At the same time, market attention has shifted toward the early-stage presale of EV2, a gaming token launched by Funtico, which has recorded high participation during its initial […]
One of the most effective ways to show South Africans that your products are worth their money is through a product review on MyBroadband.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Boston’s once-booming biotech sector has hit a sharp downturn, leaving newly minted Ph.D.s struggling to find work as venture funding dries up, lab space sits empty, and companies downsize or relocate amid rising costs and policy uncertainty. The Wall Street Journal reports: Boston’s biotech sector, long a vital economic engine for one of America’s...
Artificial intelligence’s insatiable appetite for data storage has delivered a relatively recently-listed Japanese memory chipmaker world-beating stock gains this year.
LG Electronics introduced a TV designed to resemble framed artwork, imitating a style popularised by rival Samsung Electronics in recent years.